Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-02-28

instantly and horribly mangling his
body. The accident occurred near
White River Junction at about
o'clock. Mr.. Southworth was one of
the older conductors on the road and
was well known all along the line.
He was about AZ years old and leaves
a widow and two children. His re-
mains were taken to his home in Lyn-
dOnville for interment.
An accident to freight train at
LennoXville last Thursday morning
detained the mail train south some
hours. On the curve just above the
poor farm in this place it ran into
snow drift, the snow being level with
the car windows, which detained it
half an hour more, reac ing the sta
ton about 2, p. m. On account of
the snow the trains, both WAYS, have
been late, and some of them cancell-
| ed. No trains passed this station
| last Friday till about noon, when the
night express south, due here at
2.03, a. m, passed through, bringing
| the morning mail. The express north,
/ due at $40 a. m, reached here about
| / p. m, bringing Thursday night
mail. Since the big storm of Thurs
day and Friday it has showed sew
eral inche-, and the wind has blown
from every point, blockading the
roads in all directions. This Mon
day morning the wind blows hard
from the north, and the trains are so
badly delayed that our north mail
will not reach US in season to be used
to-day.
The selectmen and auditors sub
nit a very full and plain printed ex-
hibit and report of the financial
standing and the current expenses
of the town. From this we gather
the following facts: Total moneys
received from all sources, except
for school purposes, was S11, 121.36 !;
school moneys received S1309.17 :;
the disbursements except for schools,
were SIS, 4I5.S4. The amount eX-
pended on highways and bridges the
past year was S1,630.10; the entire
expense of maintaining the poor,
over and above the profits of the
poor farm and not to include the
BuZzell law suit was S670.21-a good
showing. The net profit on dogs to
the town was S136.1O: the profit on
the sale of liquor, S34.OO. The pres
ent Indebtedness of the town is about
$4,000, and the decrease the last year
was $4,000. During the past year
$500 was expended on receiving
tombs, and a considerable sum on
bridge building. The town came into
! possession of the Nick Pierce place,
estimated to be worth 500. The
maintenance of the poor on the farm
seems to be a success. There was
paid town officers for services dur
ing the year 1896. On the whole it
will be seen that the affairs of the
town have been very economically
administered during the year.
We had the pleasure last week of
calling on the esteemed and well
known ''Kimball Boys" in New York
City. The Messrs. Kimball, Benz,
limo c., Hazen and Austin, grew
up in this town and they are good
examples of what Vermont boys,
blessed with a good ancestry and
possessed of honesty and push, can
accomplish in the world. Judge
Kimball, Benz. H., has retired from
active business on a good fortune,
but still is alive to an opportunity to
coin few more honest dollars.
Timothy c., Hazen, and Austin are
in the wholesale fruit and potato
business and deal largely in apples,
which they buy in all parts of the
country. This year they purchased
"A, 900 barrels of one party in Nova
Scotia, and very large quantities in
other parts. During the past year
they handled over $50 car loads of
goods in their line. They ship
to all parts Of the country and to
Europe. They have an excellent
standing as business men. Harley
Ellis, another Barton boy, is doing
jewelers. business on a pleasant
street. and we judge is succeeding
well. We also called on Z. C. Ben
jamin, who resided with us a few
years since, while principal of the
academy, who is also doing business in
the City in company with H. H.
Tyson a noted market man, who
supply the aristocrats of 9th Ave
nue. with the best articles of food, in
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fish, vegetables, groceries, etc.
While we were present Jay Gould's
cook and representatives from the
Vanderbilt families were present to
make purchases for these million
aire people. We saw new vegeta-
bles, etc, from France, Spain, Cuba
and Africa. Their market supplies
the best that can be bought at home
or abroad. We judge Mr.. Benja-
min has a better business than teach
ing school in Vermont.
burton Landing.
Frank Conner has moved on to his
farm in Irasburgh.
Andrew Wright has taken Charles